The Body Shop recently updated the packaging of their products to a more simple, high end and modern look. I love what they did. The prices have not appeared to have increased. I consider their prices between affordable and high end. Thankfully they're always running discount deals. Overall, I think The Body Shop cleansers are generally okay-good. They would be better for me if there was no unnecessary skin irritating ingredients like fragrance, linalool, menthol and limonene. What I like is the large range of cleansers available for different skin needs and the balanced ph... and now the packaging.
The product that I was most excited to try was the Vitamin C Facial Cleansing Polish.
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| Vitamin C Facial Cleansing Polish |
The Body Shop website had consistent good reviews on this product. Upon use, I noticed the 'scrubbing powder' felt really rough and scratchy. Some people liked that, I didn't. That didn't bother me as much as the fact that my face didn't feel much cleaner after use. My skin was softer but my nose was still oily. I like when cleanser type products clean my skin without over stripping. When tested to see how well it removed makeup, it was the worst of the bunch. It left a ton of makeup behind. The scent (I won't bother trying to explain) but as a person who hates artificial fragrance in skincare, this left me saying 'why'.
Fear not! I liked the next products!
The cleanser that removed makeup the best was the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash.
I was not surprised when it performed well because i've tried nearly the whole Tea Tree line and liked it.
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| Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash. New packaging. |
This cleanser is the same as the now old version. Same ingredients and same product amount.
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| Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash. Old Packaging |
This cleanser gives an immediate cooling sensation, removes oil and doesn't strip the skin. It does leave behind a bit of a residue. I like to use this cleanser on my back to prevent dreaded bacne. I recommend this cleanser the most.
Lastly is the Seaweed Deep Cleansing Facial Wash. I felt the scent was too perfume-like. Artificial. Besides that, it worked very similar to the tea tree cleanser. It removed makeup a (little) step under what the tea tree cleanser did. Both left the same feeling skin. Not over stripped and with a slight residue.
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| Seaweed Deep Cleansing Facial Wash. |
So basically this cleanser performed nearly the same as the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Cleanser but had a different scent and a slightly more runny consistency.
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| Waterproof primer with eyeshadow. L>R Vitamin C Facial Cleansing Polish.Seaweed Deep Cleansing Facial Wash Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash. What's your favourite Body Shop Cleanser? Did you like the Vitamin C Cleansing Polish? |
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